Knut Blind

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
179 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Knut Blind is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Knut Blind has authored 179 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Strategy and Management, 78 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 64 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Knut Blind's work include Innovation Policy and R&D (60 papers), Intellectual Property and Patents (48 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (45 papers). Knut Blind is often cited by papers focused on Innovation Policy and R&D (60 papers), Intellectual Property and Patents (48 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (45 papers). Knut Blind collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and New Zealand. Knut Blind's co-authors include Jakob Edler, Axel Mangelsdorf, André Jungmittag, Henk de Vries, Stephan Gauch, Rainer Frietsch, Ulrich Schmoch, Nikolaus Thumm, Hariolf Grupp and Cesare Antonio Fabio Riillo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Research Policy and Journal of Business Research.

In The Last Decade

Knut Blind

165 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Innovation indicators throughout the innovation process: ... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 2023 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Innovation indicators throughout the innovation process: An extensive literature analysis
    2018 396 citations Knut Blind et al. profile →
  2. Technology sovereignty as an emerging frame for innovation policy. Defining rationales, ends and means
    2023 91 citations Jakob Edler, Knut Blind et al. Research Policy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Knut Blind Germany 39 2.5k 2.3k 1.5k 529 472 179 5.1k
Bruce Tether United Kingdom 25 2.6k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 316 0.6× 688 1.5× 58 4.3k
Charles Edquist Sweden 31 2.5k 1.0× 2.5k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 564 1.1× 245 0.5× 99 5.6k
Mark Dodgson Australia 37 4.3k 1.7× 1.7k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 581 1.1× 390 0.8× 134 6.9k
Christian Rammer Germany 29 2.1k 0.8× 2.2k 1.0× 937 0.6× 310 0.6× 1.0k 2.2× 173 4.4k
Joe Tidd United Kingdom 27 3.6k 1.4× 1.1k 0.5× 1.5k 1.0× 485 0.9× 755 1.6× 73 5.9k
Jiancheng Guan China 37 2.1k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 284 0.5× 294 0.6× 98 5.0k
Joseph Amankwah‐Amoah United Kingdom 43 2.8k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 695 1.3× 1.1k 2.4× 194 6.2k
Cristina Fernandes Portugal 39 2.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 953 1.8× 1.2k 2.5× 128 5.6k
Stephen Roper United Kingdom 51 4.2k 1.7× 4.0k 1.7× 2.1k 1.4× 531 1.0× 671 1.4× 174 7.9k
Geert Duysters Netherlands 41 5.7k 2.3× 2.3k 1.0× 2.5k 1.7× 460 0.9× 425 0.9× 128 8.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Knut Blind

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Knut Blind

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Knut Blind. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Knut Blind based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Knut Blind. Knut Blind is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schubert, Torben, Henning Kroll, Knut Blind, & Rainer Frietsch. (2024). Forschungs-, Technologie- und Innovationspolitik muss die Entstehung kritischer Massen fördern. Wirtschaftsdienst. 104(4). 241–245. 1 indexed citations
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Weiss, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Exploring the fuel-cell technological innovation system: Technology interactions in the mobility sector. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 25. 101107–101107. 1 indexed citations
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Mijatović, Ivana, et al.. (2024). Impact of expertise in standardization on business internationalization. Applied Economics. 57(41). 6497–6514.
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Blind, Knut, et al.. (2023). Exploring how regulators face platform business issues in the lifecycle stages: Evidence of iranian ride-hailing platform business. Telecommunications Policy. 47(7). 102582–102582. 3 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut, et al.. (2023). Stakeholder perceptions of the role of standards for addressing the sustainable development goals. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 37. 180–190. 23 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut, Martín Kenney, Aija Leiponen, & Timothy Simcoe. (2023). Standards and innovation: A review and introduction to the special issue. Research Policy. 52(8). 104830–104830. 20 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut & Torben Schubert. (2023). Estimating the GDP effect of Open Source  Software and its complementarities with R&D and patents: evidence and policy implications. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 49(2). 466–491. 4 indexed citations
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Pellens, Maikel, et al.. (2021). Are firms withdrawing from basic research? An analysis of firm-level publication behaviour in Germany. Scientometrics. 126(12). 9677–9698. 15 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut. (2021). An update of challenges and possible solutions related to ICT patents: the perspective of European stakeholders. Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. 35(5). 629–642. 4 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut, et al.. (2021). The influence of standards and patents on long-term economic growth. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 47(4). 979–999. 36 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut, et al.. (2021). Correction to: The influence of standards and patents on long‑term economic growth. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 47(4). 1297–1297. 1 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut, et al.. (2021). Paving the path: drivers of standardization participation at ISO. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 47(4). 1115–1134. 16 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut, et al.. (2020). International Diffusion of the Information Security Management System Standard ISO/IEC 27001: Exploring the Role of Culture. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 3 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut, et al.. (2020). Why corporate groups care about company standards. International Journal of Production Research. 58(11). 3399–3414. 5 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut, et al.. (2020). Towards Agile Standardization: Testbeds in Support of Standardization for the IIoT. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 68(1). 59–74. 18 indexed citations
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Kinne, Jan, et al.. (2020). Exploring the Adoption of the International Information Security Management System Standard ISO/IEC 27001: A Web Mining-Based Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 68(1). 87–100. 51 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut, et al.. (2019). Innovation and standardization as drivers of companies’ success in public procurement: an empirical analysis. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 45(3). 664–693. 28 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut, et al.. (2010). Drivers and impediments for innovation in Europe. Intereconomics. 45(5). 264–286. 8 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut, Jakob Edler, & Michaël Friedewald. (2005). Software patents. Economic impacts and policy implications. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 8 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut. (2005). Interoperability of Software. Demand and Solutions. Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft). 3 indexed citations

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